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A review by chessakat
Hello, Molly! by Sean Wilsey, Molly Shannon
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
This was SUCH A DELGHT! Molly Shannon is such a relentless ray of sunshine, I just want to squeeze her.
All that being said - this is NOT a book of only rainbows and sunbeams - I cried MULTIPLE times listening to this. Molly and her family suffered some truly terrible losses when she was very young - her mother, baby sister, and teenage cousin were all killed in a car accident with her father driving (her older sister and her and her father were the only survivors). Molly talks so vulnerably and emotionally about what that horrible experience was like from her very young perspective, and how growing up without a mother affected her. Her father was also a very complicated guy - so fun and vivacious, but poor in boundaries and in and out of heavy drinking.
The book takes us from her childhood, growing up in Ohio, to NYC, LA, through auditions and misses, finally to SNL and beyond. It’s an incredibly moving, vulnerable, and hilarious ride, and Molly narrates it all perfectly. Seriously, you have to listen to the audio just to hear her say “DEEEEE-licious!” on multiple occasions - she obviously had a ball with this!
Can’t recommend this highly enough - it’s cliche, but, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll ultimately have a really good time.
All that being said - this is NOT a book of only rainbows and sunbeams - I cried MULTIPLE times listening to this. Molly and her family suffered some truly terrible losses when she was very young - her mother, baby sister, and teenage cousin were all killed in a car accident with her father driving (her older sister and her and her father were the only survivors). Molly talks so vulnerably and emotionally about what that horrible experience was like from her very young perspective, and how growing up without a mother affected her. Her father was also a very complicated guy - so fun and vivacious, but poor in boundaries and in and out of heavy drinking.
The book takes us from her childhood, growing up in Ohio, to NYC, LA, through auditions and misses, finally to SNL and beyond. It’s an incredibly moving, vulnerable, and hilarious ride, and Molly narrates it all perfectly. Seriously, you have to listen to the audio just to hear her say “DEEEEE-licious!” on multiple occasions - she obviously had a ball with this!
Can’t recommend this highly enough - it’s cliche, but, you’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll ultimately have a really good time.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death of parent, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Car accident, Child death, Death, and Grief
Minor: Emotional abuse and Sexual assault